Understanding...

The approximate depth of Mariana Trench is about 10.7 kms. It is supposedly the deepest point on earth known to man.

Now, imagine being at its bottom. Just imagine staring at the surface of water from 10.7 kms deep down. I imagine you will need lights down there, to look around you, to really know at how creepy a place you really are. Then there’ll be weird creatures all around you. Unless you’ve checked some of the best encyclopedias around you wouldn’t know which of the ones a poisonous or dangerous. Which of them can be ignored, befriended or avoided. Then there’ll be really tight clothes to keep your veins from narrowing down to increase blood pressure. Finally, two huge and heavy oxygen cylinders on your back with a tight water proof mask to cover your nose and mouth. Around you, you’ll see the bed of the sea. Filled with rocks, shells and silence. You look up from there at the ceiling. It’ll be so dark you might not see the surface of the sea at all.

Now does my second paragraph have the same effect upon you as the first line this piece starts with? I tell you in my first line that the depth is 10.7 kms. So you know just how deep the trench is. In my second paragraph I describe just how it might be feel to be there. This is precisely the difference between knowing something and understanding it.

I’d often heard the clichéd expression “Actions speak louder than words.” And trust me I knew its meaning. But as I said there is a huge difference between knowing the meaning of and understanding the meaning of. Certain experiences last year have just made understand the various meaning that one sentence may have.

I would've written a lot lot more and yes, you've guessed it right, I will not! Why? Because Actions speak louder than words.... Hehe...

Prince...

A Winner's Life

Disclaimer: I wouldn't really call this "Winner's Life" but well, I have to call it something. I found this written at the back of my old diary. I don't remember when I've written it, probably sometime last year. It has no date. But whatever it is, I still believe in it.

Sometimes some things are not good merely because better things exist. Such is the case of life and death. Millions of people die every year, thousands every day, but we hear of those who die a more dignified death than others. But does that mean that those we did not hear of died a bad death?No! It only means those who we did hear of died a better death.

Life as we all see it, isn't about living. It is about dying.Yes, dying.

Its like studying for your exams. You have to prepare for it every day. Some study more, some study less. But ultimately its the result that matters. Examiners dont care how you studied or whether you did at all. All thy care about is whether your answers to their questions are satisfactory. However, to do well, you need to work every single day.

Thats true with life too. YOU NEED TO LIVE EVERY SINGLE DAY to die a dignified death.

So Prince, did you LIVE today?

Prince...